basing
A mantle
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Add: A mantle Ðes basingc haec clamys, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 60, 13. Hé (St. Martin) tócearf his basing . . . Þá hlógon ðá cempan ðæs basinges . . . mid ðám basinge gescrýdne, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25-32: Hml. S. 31, 69-72. Basincge melote, An.
gleáwnes
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I. 59, 14. a sign, token, distinguishing mark Se eásterlica dæg wæs on þǽre ealdan ǽ tribus argumentorum indiciis preceptum, ꝥ ys mid þrým gleáwnyssum hé wæs beboden; ꝥ ys, ꝥ hé wǽre æfter þǽre eásterlican emnihte, and on þám forman mónðe, and on þǽre
MANN
MAN ⬩ a human being of either sex ⬩ a man who is wnder the authority of another ⬩ a servant ⬩ vassal ⬩ liege-man ⬩ a parishioner
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MAN, a human being of either sex Hic et hæc homo ǽgþer is mann ge wer ge wíf, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 54.
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nemnan
to name ⬩ give a name to a person or thing ⬩ to use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing ⬩ to call upon the name of ⬩ address by name ⬩ to invoke ⬩ to mention by name ⬩ to mention ⬩ relate ⬩ to name ⬩ nominate
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Ðǽm unþeáwum ðe ic ǽr nemde, Met. 25, 62. Ealle ða óðru gód ðe wé ǽr nemdon, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 24 : Cd. Th. 288, 20; Sat. 383. Sege hwæt ic þence, nemn gif ðú hit gereccean mǽge, Blickl. Honal. 181, 14. Mágun wé nemnan we can tell, Exon.
wandian
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Hé ne wandode ná æt ðam wígplegan, Byrht. Th. 139, 42. Ne mæg ná wandian se ðe wrecan þenceþ freán, 139, 22; By. 258.
ildra
A parent ⬩ ancestor ⬩ father ⬩ forefather ⬩ predecessor ⬩ elder
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Úre ieldran ða ðe ðás stówa ǽr hióldon hié lufodon wísdóm our forefathers who formerly held these places, loved wisdom, Past. Pref.; Swt. 5, 14 : Exon.47 a ; Th. 160, 20; Gú. 946.
lícian
To please
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For ðí sceolde ǽlc mon beón on ðam wel gehealden ðæt hé on his ágenum earde lícode erit igitur pervagata inter suos gloria quisque contentus, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 28. Hí cwǽdon ðæt him ealle ða wel lícedon, 4, 5; S. 572, 24.
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mæðel
an assembly ⬩ a deliberative or judicial meeting ⬩ council ⬩ speech ⬩ address ⬩ harangue ⬩ conversation
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Æt meðle on ðam miclan dæge at the assembly on that great day (of judgment ), 2870; An. 1438: Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 10; Ph. 538. Mæðel hégan to hold a meeting, take counsel, consult, address (cf.
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twig
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Hé déþ ǽlc twig áweg, Jn. Skt. 15, 2. Of ðam twige ( Abel's murder ) ludon réðe wæstme. Cd. Th. 60, 28; Gen. 988. Heó brohte án twig ( ramum ) of ánum elebeáme. Gen. 8, 11: Cd. Th. 88, 30; Gen. 1473. Gé synt twigu ( palmites ), Jn. Skt. 15, 5.
ymb-gang
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Ǽlc mann, swá swá hé stód on ðam ymbgange, Jos. 6, 20. Emgange abitum ( = ambitu, Ald. 73), Hpt. Gl. 522, 78. a going about Embgong deambulacrum, circuitus. Wrt.
án-forlǽtan
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Hé (Adam) gemunde þá gefeán þe hé ǽr ánforlét (amiserat), Gr.
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ge-méde
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Æfter þám getídde ꝥ Ecgferð gebohte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne on cynges gewitnesse and his witena, swá his gemédo wǽron [as was agreeable to the king.i. e. the king was satisfied with the transaction ), 208, 9.
geong
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Ger. der jüngste tag) Þæt wæs þám gomelan gingæste word ǽr hé bǽl cure . . . him of hreðre gewát sáwol, B. 2817. marking rank, degree. v. gingra Hé gesette under him gingran cásere, Ors. 6, 30; S. 278, 21.
hálgung
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Þǽr wǽron æt his hálgunge twégen ercebisceopas, 979; P. 122, 23.
here-gild
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Add: tax levied to provide money to buy of the Danes (v. here; I. 2 c ¶ l) On þan ylcan geáre áléde Eádweard cyng ꝥ heregyld ꝥ Æþelréd cyng ǽr ástealde, Chr. 1052; P. 173, 18. Ic ðat só fele síðe só men gildeð hire gilde tó heregilde, C.
hentan
to seize ⬩ take ⬩ to arrest ⬩ to capture ⬩ strike ⬩ to try to get
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Cf. too: Gif hwá þeóf geméte, and hine áweg lǽte búton hreáme, 392, 15) ǽlc þára þe riht wille, Ll. Th. i. 170, 10: 404, II (here the Latin version has 'capiat eum cum clamore').
á-drýgan
to dry up ⬩ to extract the moisture from material ⬩ to dry up a fluid ⬩ to dry up moisture on material, wipe off ⬩ to dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry
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Ǽlc mon ádrýge of óðerra monna móde ðone wénan be him ǽlces yfeles, Past. 451, 22. Ðæt hé mæge ádrýggean (-drýgean, Hatt. MS.) tergat of monna heortan ðæt fúles sié, 74, 21. Hát gefeormian mín blód and ðonon ádrýgan, Bl.
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tówendan
To overthrow ⬩ upset ⬩ subvert ⬩ overturn ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ destroy ⬩ to destroy by changing ⬩ to repeal a law ⬩ abrogate ⬩ abolish ⬩ overthrow ⬩ destroy
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Hí woldon tówendon ealle ða gesetuessa ðe Domicianus hæfde ǽr geset, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 32 note. in a figurative sense Háwa ðæt se inra wind ðe ne tówende, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32.
scolu
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U.) ys scolasticus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 11, 13-15. Ðý ilcan geáre forborn Ongolcynnes scolu, Chr. 816; Erl. 62, 7. Constantinus hiene benǽmde ðære scole ðe hé on leornode, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 284, 24.
gift
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D. 295, ii. v. æ-, ed-, freót, hláford-, rǽd-gift. a gift -Ðæt is cyninges andweorc . . . gifta (gifa, v. l.